New work for an activist’s website

A recent job had me creating new images for the stellar, human rights activist and  radical feminist Farah Tanis. Cool, minimal design by Betta Lang.  Check out the new site here. Check out some of her projects including a museum in Crown Heights devoted to promoting Transnational and Black Feminist histories and traditions as well as this activist…

My lecture at the MSU Arts and Humanities Dept.

I recently was honored to participate in the Wednesday Night Live lecture series at the Residential College of the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University.   I spoke on two topics: Living as a Creative and the Power of the Still Image. In preparing for the talk I stumbled upon the roots of my becoming a photographer.  …

Show at the Society for Domestic Museology

      I am currently showing two series of work (its still up for anyone who wants to check it out) at a cool little gallery on the Upper West Side in NYC.   A series from a baby beauty pageant as well as a series documenting sites where people have been lynched are on display….

Image from my “Lynching Memorial Project” series published in social justice magazine.

Frederick Jermaine Carter, a 26-year old native of Sunflower, Mississippi was found hanging from this tree in the white section of Greenwood on December 3, 2010. I recently started a new project that attempts to document (and in the future, help to create memorials) at historical sites of racial violence in the US.  My main reference…

Event with Arianna Huffington.

I worked at the Paley Center for Media last week where I covered an event with the author, media force and political pundit Arianna Huffington.  She gave a great talk about her views on the current politics and events of the day as well as talking about her new book.  Here is a link to…

Beautiful and provocative photo story and article in NYT

foto by Kamil Jufri Here are a couple links about a really compelling and beautifully done story happening in Indonesia.  Corporations, Governments and conservationists all coming to loggerheads, colliding amongst International and Environmental Land and climate issues as well as ones of corporate social responsibility .  And the photos are kick-ass.  The story is part…